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Committee backs bill to bar insurers from penalizing hospitals over out‑of‑network doctors
Summary
House Bill 291 would prohibit insurers from using hospital penalties to pressure doctors into in‑network contracts; hospitals and authors said the policy would bypass the federal No Surprises Act and threaten access in rural areas, while industry cautioned on fiscal uncertainty.
Representative Berrault presented House Bill 291 as a preventative measure to stop health plans from penalizing hospitals when an out‑of‑network physician provides care. He said plans are using hospital penalties to shift bargaining leverage and warned that could threaten physicians’ willingness to contract with hospitals and reduce access to care.
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